The Daily Caller – by Chuck Ross
On the one hand, California U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi claims that Democrats are not “fear-mongers;” on the other hand, she believes civilization is doomed if Republicans take control of the Senate from Democrats in November.
The former speaker of the House made those dramatic, incongruous statements on “Real Time with Bill Maher,” which aired live from Washington, D.C. Friday.
Maher asked Pelosi about recent polling which shows that the GOP is likely to take over the upper chamber and asked, given gridlock in Washingon, why it matters that Democrats keep control.
“It would be very important for the Democrats to retain control of the Senate,” Pelosi told Maher. “Civilization as we know it today would be in jeopardy if the Republicans win the Senate.”
Democrats currently hold 53 seats in the Senate. Republicans have 45. Two independents caucus with Democrats.
Maher asked about voter turnout for Democrats, which he asserted was too low to carry the party in the mid-term.
“Nobody comes about to vote to say ‘thank you,’” Maher said. “The people who get health care now — they’re the people least likely to vote. The people who come out to vote are the angry people.”
“That’s true,” said Pelosi. “Fear is a motivator, and we are not fear-mongers. The Democrats are messengers of hope, and that’s what we will continue to be.”
Nevertheless, Pelosi said she thinks election models are flawed.
“All of the prognostications are predicated on false, ancient, old, stale assumptions,” she claimed. “We’re in a whole new world of communications now.”
Pelosi pointed out that “prognosticators” initially predicted that former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor would win his GOP primary by 35 points. Instead, he lost by 10, she said.
“They were 45 points long, 90 miles off shore of Washington, D.C.,” Pelosi said of the pollsters.
“So how do they know what’s going on in the heartland of America?” the San Francisco liberal asked.
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“It would be very important for the Democrats to retain control of the Senate,” Pelosi told Maher. “Civilization as we know it today would be in jeopardy if the Republicans win the Senate.”
wow…
just wow…
I’m freakin’ speechless over this one…
wow.
What does this evil bitch know about anything civilized?
She was also part of the problem ending civilization….. Both parties are the problem and all the public private partnerships…….They have caused all the chaos and always have their designated solution ready…… All of these people part of both parties are all the problem…..They are Satan and Evil to the core and have no concern about humanity period……
You know they say, “Kids say the darnedest things”, but in Pelosi’s case, I say, “Aliens say the darnedest things”.